<s>
Cabal	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
(	O
,	O
stylized	O
as	O
CABAL	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
)	O
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	B-Protocol
,	O
3D	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
South	O
Korean	O
company	O
ESTsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
free-to-play	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
game	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
freemium	O
business	O
model	O
by	O
implementing	O
an	O
"	O
Item	O
Shop	O
"	O
,	O
both	O
in-game	O
and	O
via	O
web	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
purchase	O
special	O
premium	O
coins	O
using	O
real	O
currency	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
acquire	O
exclusive	O
game	O
enhancements	O
and	O
features	O
,	O
useful	O
items	O
and	O
assorted	O
vanity	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cabal	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
world	O
known	O
as	O
Nevareth	O
,	O
nearly	O
a	O
thousand	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
devastation	O
by	O
a	O
powerful	O
group	O
of	O
idealistic	O
men	O
,	O
the	O
CABAL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CABAL	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
in	O
October	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
from	O
closed	O
beta	O
testing	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
December	O
2006	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
all	O
subsequent	O
versions	O
had	O
become	O
free-to-play	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameforge	O
published	O
Cabal	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
in	O
Germany	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
typical	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
,	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Cabal	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
contains	O
elements	O
of	O
both	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
and	O
player	O
versus	O
environment	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
player	O
killing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PvE	O
elements	O
include	O
grinding	B-Application
and	O
quests	O
which	O
reward	O
players	O
with	O
items	O
and	O
experience	O
points	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
instances	O
for	O
obtaining	O
assorted	O
treasure	O
and	O
"	O
Alz	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
in-game	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PvP	O
elements	O
include	O
player-killing	O
in	O
special	O
channels	O
(	O
with	O
penalties	O
for	O
mass	O
killing	O
)	O
,	O
arranged	O
duels	B-Application
between	O
two	O
players	O
with	O
no	O
penalties	O
for	O
either	O
side	O
,	O
the	O
Mission	O
War	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
divides	O
players	O
into	O
two	O
nations	O
,	O
Capella	O
and	O
Procyon	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
Neutral	O
faction	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
them	O
wage	O
war	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
Tierra	O
Gloriosa	O
events	O
,	O
specific	O
war	O
channels	O
and	O
all	O
higher-level	O
maps	O
(	O
which	O
are	O
war-enabled	O
at	O
all	O
times	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
lastly	O
the	O
Guild	O
versus	O
Guild	O
system	O
,	O
allowing	O
arranged	O
mini-wars	O
between	O
two	O
guilds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
different	O
regional	O
versions	O
of	O
Cabal	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
may	O
have	O
different	O
content	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
the	O
Korean	O
localization	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
always	O
more	O
up-to-date	O
than	O
the	O
remainder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Cabal	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
is	O
split	O
into	O
different	O
zones	O
,	O
namely	O
maps	O
and	O
dungeons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
eight	O
character	O
classes	O
in	O
Cabal	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Warrior	O
class	O
is	O
the	O
typical	O
melee	B-Application
sword-user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blader	O
class	O
is	O
a	O
fast	O
sword-user	O
melee	B-Application
class	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
enhanced	O
dodging	O
and	O
accuracy	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
its	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
skills	O
have	O
a	O
powerful	O
damage	O
output	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
one	O
particular	O
difference	O
from	O
melee	B-Application
classes	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
their	O
area	O
of	O
effect	O
,	O
or	O
AoE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
melee	B-Application
classes	O
deal	O
high	O
damage	O
to	O
lesser	O
enemies	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
skill	O
,	O
Wizards	O
disperse	O
their	O
damage	O
through	O
the	O
highest	O
area	O
possible	O
for	O
all	O
classes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gladiator	O
is	O
a	O
powerful	O
melee	B-Application
class	O
that	O
relies	O
on	O
the	O
Rage	O
resource	O
to	O
deal	O
close	O
and	O
long	O
range	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
characters	O
are	O
given	O
a	O
large	O
set	O
of	O
command	O
and	O
emote	B-Protocol
skills	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
loot	O
items	O
,	O
automatically	O
follow	O
players	O
or	O
perform	O
several	O
emotive	O
character	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cabal	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
had	O
also	O
criticised	O
Cabal	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
for	O
sharing	O
many	O
features	O
as	O
other	O
Korean	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cabal	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
2	O
was	O
promoted	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
in	O
October	O
2010	O
before	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
G-Star	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
Busan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
Cabal	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
uses	O
CryEngine	B-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
the	O
main	O
graphics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
